Dreams in a Basement
Skyzoo Lyrics

It's quiet here, yeah, I like to come here
I enjoy coming to this peaceful place.

It's lonesome, you know what's whack?
It is lonely, which is frustrating.

When I'm down with the posse or at home and shit
When I am with a group or at home,

And everybody be screaming and yelling and shit
And everyone is yelling and making a lot of noise,

It gets real lonesome
It becomes very lonely.

It be like crowded and noise and screaming
It feels crowded with noise and screaming,

And suddenly it feels like I'm the only one there
And at times it feels like I am alone in the crowd.

The more people there is, the lonelier it get
The more people there are, the more lonely I feel.

I have this dream, yeah, like what?
I have a dream, what kind of dream?

Nothing, sometimes I have it, that's all
Just a dream that comes to me sometimes.

Celebrating the win, celebrate what it meant
Celebrating the victory and what it represents.

Do remember and celebrate it again
Remember it and celebrate it again.

Right, newly winners, we celebrate where it went
Newly successful, we celebrate where we are now.

And sewn different, we celebrating the hem
And even though we may be different, we celebrate the same thing.

Right, you sing along you celebrating the hymn
If you sing along, you are also celebrating with us.

Bet 'em to prove me wrong you'll be celebrating their end
Challenge them to prove me wrong, and you will be thankful when they fail.

Tell 'em it's crew first, we celebrating with kin
Remind them that our crew comes first, we celebrate together.

And fuck an E for effort, don't celebrate the attempt
Effort is not enough to celebrate, do not celebrate just for trying.

My attempt be, everything the rent be
My effort is everything that pays the bills.

Call it hand in hand but a hand can't be empty
Working together is important, but we both need to contribute something.

So I was in the basement sparring wit complacency
I was in the basement fighting against my own tendency to be content with less.

And my weaving got me off when it would tempt me
My creative thought process helped me avoid temptation.

Sofa beds and dealing wit being better than all that you listen to
Sleeping on uncomfortable sofa beds while aspiring to be better than what you hear in the music industry.

And feeling like it's whatever as long as it get to you
Feeling like it does not matter what we have to go through as long as the music reaches the audience.

For the nod and the doze and the open yawn
For the head nods, dozes, and yawns our music elicits in people.

Shit is beyond what they hope, tell 'em no regards
Our music is beyond what people expect, we ignore their opinions.

Sometimes, I wonder will I ever sleep the same
Sometimes, I worry if success will change my sleeping patterns.

'Cause I, I let these dreams keep me awake
Because my dreams keep me awake at night.

Said I need more, I just need more
I need more than what I currently have.

'Cause I need more, said I need more so I dream
Because I need more, I continue to dream.

For all the Grand Aves, all the Merrick and Lindens
For all the streets in Brooklyn where we grew up.

All the Fulton streets, forever we did it
All the struggles we went through growing up in Brooklyn, we made it through it all.

May we never forget it, nor what it took to be it
May we never forget our past and what it took to overcome it.

And for the taking when we take it like it took repeating
We celebrate when we take something that we have had to work hard for.

They took to me and I took em home
My fans embraced me, and I brought them into my world.

I shouldered all of it, brave enough to look alone
I carried the responsibility of my success alone, with bravery.

Looking thru blinds tryin' to look for time, counting to hook a line
Trying to make the most of my time, and counting out bars for my rap verses.

Tryin' to serve what you deserve but still cooking mine
Trying to deliver the quality of music that people deserve, while still remaining true to my own style.

Pint of Hennessy, tryin' to write a memory
Drinking a bottle of Hennessy while trying to create a memorable piece of music.

Live it and forget it like tonight was like the end of me
Live in the moment but forget about it the next day.

Right, in a basement loaded with ambition
In a basement full of motivation and drive.

Smothered by it they wanna eye it but can't listen
We are so driven that people misunderstand us and cannot relate.

Sleeping wit the cousin of sleep and her hands vivid
Finding inspiration in my dreams, where my creativity runs wild.

Turn for the win but most of em can't pivot
Trying to achieve victory, but most people cannot adapt to changing situations.

For the sleepers and for the dreamers
For all those who sleep and dream.

For the awake and everything that's between 'em
For those who are awake and all that is in-between.

For the awake and everything they believe in
For those who are awake and believe in something.

And when believing ain't enough, I be up
When just believing is not enough, I work hard to achieve my goals.

I be up on the other side where the others tried
I am working hard on the side where many have failed before.

For the other ride or otherwise
Regardless of any other factors.

Otherwise I'll be sleeping here with y'all
Otherwise, I would be sleeping like everyone else.

But dreaming ain't enough so if sleeping is involved
But dreaming alone will not lead to success, so if I need to sleep, I will.

I'll be up on the other side where the others tried
I will continue working hard on the difficult path where many have failed.

For the other ride, otherwise, dreaming ain't enough so I'll be up
Regardless of any other factors, simply dreaming is not enough; I will continue to work hard.